Type-writer cabinet



(No Model.)

J. KIEFER.

TYPE WRITER CABINET.

Paten ed Deo. 11, 1888.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB KIEFER, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

TYPE-WRITER CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,377, dated December 11, 1888.

Application filed August 16, 1888. Serial No. 282,885. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB KIEFER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairiield and State of Connect-icut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Hter Cabinets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art Lo which it appertains to make and use the same.

Hy invention has for its object to provide a dust-proof cabinetfor type-writers and similar articles, which shall be comparatively inexpensive, easily operated, and in which the type-writer may be placed out of the way without serious loss of room.

With these ends in view I have devised the novel construction, of which the following description, in connect-ion with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, numbers being used to denote the several parts.

Figure l is a perspective of my novel cabinet in an open position ready to receive a type-writer; Fig. 2, a similar view, the sliding table being' removed; and Fig. 3 isaview of the sliding table inverted.

In order to show a very simple and practical illustration of my invention, I have shown it in connection with an ordinary single desk. It should be understood, however, that the desk itself forms no portion of my invention, and that my novel cabinet may be placed in any style of desk, may be constructed as an independent article of oflice-furniture, or may, if preferred,be attached to a wall. This cabinet comprises top, bottom, one end and two side walls, made dust-proof, said walls being designated in the drawings byl, all, however, not being shown. At the sides, resting on the bottom, are strips 2,preferably made of hard wood, and across the front is a strip, 3, of the same height as the side strips.

4 denotes a sliding table, preferably flat upon its upper side, and paneled upon the under side, as shown, the outer edges of which are preferably made of hardwood and rest upon the side strips. At the front of the table, upon the under side, is a roller, 5, which rests upon the floor, and in the closed position passes partially under the front strip, At the rear end of the table, on the under side, is a cleat, (l, which, when the table is drawn out, engages the front strip to limit the forward movement of the table. I have shown in the top of the table holes 7, to receive the legs of a type-writer, and also side cleats, 8, which may or may not be used to assist in holding the type-writer in position.

9 denotes the door of the cabinet, which is preferably hinged at the outer corners, so as to swing entirely out of the Way, thus avoiding danger of the type-writer or any other article within the cabinet coming in contact with the door when the table is drawn out. At the front of the table is a shoulder, l0, against which the lower edge of the door rests, so that when the door is closed and locked the table is necessarily locked within the cabinet, and a dust-proof joint, moreover, is made at the bottom. Any suitable lock or catch may be placed upon the door to lock the table in the closed position, as indicated at l1. When the type-writer or similar article is not required for use, the door is opened, the table drawn out, as in Fig. l, and the type-writer placed thereon. The table is then slid back to place and the door closed and fastened, which holds it there.

It will of course be understood that the detailsl of construction may be greatly varied without departing from the principle of my invention.

I claim- In a type-writer cabinet, walls forming a chamber closed on iive sides and having strips 2 at the bottom, in combination with a sliding table resting on said strips and having a roller engaging' the floor, and a shoulder, 10, across the front, and a door which in the open position swings clear of the opening and in the closed position engages said shoulder, thereby locking the table and making the chamber dust-tight.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB KIEFER. Vitnesses:

A. M. VVOOSTER, A. B. FAIRCHILD. 

